Introducing the Scrum Master certifications

The Scrum Master assessments are available to anyone who wishes to validate their depth of knowledge of the Scrum framework and its application. Those who pass the assessment receive industry-recognized certifications to demonstrate their level of Scrum mastery. To better understand how these assessments came about, let’s look at how Scrum was organized and how it evolved.

Scrum organizations and their history

Back in the What is Scrum? section, we mentioned that Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland created Scrum back in the 1990s. To better support Scrum and encourage its adoption, Schwaber, Sutherland, and others created Scrum Alliance in 2002 (https://www.scrumalliance.org/). In 2009, Schwaber decided to go his own way and created Scrum.org. Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org remain the only valid and authentic Scrum organizations. They both offer Scrum-related certifications. Scrum.org offers the Professional Scrum Master™ ...